February 26, 2004

malapropism

Dictionary.com Word of the Day for 02/26/04:

malapropism \mal-uh-PROP-iz-uhm\, noun:
The usually unintentionally humorous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound; also, an example of such misuse.
Posted by Greg at February 26, 2004 11:18 AM